GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 April 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE MEAT PACKING TRADE. By Telocraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 3, 11.5 p.m. Buenos Aires, April 2. The Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies is favorably considering a project to promote a conference between Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay to study the beat means by which the Governments would take up the packing business, which is mainly in the hands of the American “big five,” and operate it for the benefit of the cattle raisers.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE TEXAS WAY. Received April 3, 11.5 p.m. New York, April 2. Klul Klux Klan seize'd a negro who was discovered in a white woman’s room at a hotel in Dallas, Texas, and took him to a lonely place, flogged him, and branded his forehand with three k’s.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A TERRIBLE FIRE. April 3, 11.5 p.m. Manilla, April 2. A fire in the northern section of the city destroyed 3000 native houses and 15,000 persons are homeless. Two tre dead and the damage is estimated at three milljpn dollars. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. U.S. AMBASSADOR IN LONDON.

Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. Washington, April 1. Mr. Harding has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Harvey as Ambassador to Britain. —Aus.-N;Z. Cable Assn. CAPTAIN COOK’S TELESCOPE Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. London, April 2. Captain Cook’s brass telescope, thirty inches long, is aovertised for sale in London for £4OO. It was used during the Au?traiian voyage.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISHERS KILLED IN GERMANY. Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 2. A British colonel and his chauffeur were killed and a French officer seriously injured through their motor-car colliding with a wire rope which a Polish gang stretched across the OppelnGrosstrettlitz road in order to trap a German courier's car.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIKS WHO PRAY. Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. Moscow, April The Central Bolshevik Committee has issued a sharp reprimand to Reds who pray. It says paragraph thirteen of our programme, whereby all members undertake to conduct anti-religious popaganda, is often completely ignored by individual members of the party, who even assist in strengthening religious prejudices by the public fulfilment ot the most stupid religious rights.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. Washington, April 2. The Italian Ambassador, Signor Ricci, interviewed, declared Italy was willing to discuss with the United States the question of a new association of na-tions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Received April 2, 6.5 p.m. v London, April 1. The Prince of Wales, riding Pet Dog, won the Welsh Guards challenge cup at the Household Brigade steeplechase meeting at Hawthorne Hill. Three started, and the Prince finished alone. The King congratulated the Prince.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STRIKES IN INDIA OVER. Received April 1, 11.6 p.m. jDelhi, April 1. After two iponths* idleness the strikers have decided to resume pending negotiations. NEW PREMIER OF GREECE. Received April 3, 11.6 p.m. Athens, April 2. M. Goumais, leader of tho Parliamentary majority, has assumed the Premiership, vice M. Calogeropoulos, who becomes Minister of Finance. —Reuter Service. ,